Being Prepared for Activation

Fred Molesworth

Emergency Coordinator

May 7, 2013

*Situational AwarenessAnd Activation

*Why Pre-Disaster S/A is Important

*As members of the OEM ARES unit, you should ALWAYS be alert for situations that might mean an activation

*Better Preparation

*Faster Response

*Potential of unusable alert and activation system

*Be Aware of Our Hazards

*Oregon Emergency Plan Disaster Analysis (1986 & 1996 Analysis)

*Severe Weather/Winter Storms

*Flood

*HazMat

*Drought

*Earthquake

*Nuclear Incident

*Transportation

*Be Aware of Our Hazards

*OEP Disaster Analysis (1986 & 1996 Analysis)

*Fire

*Tsunami

*Enemy Attack

*Landslide

*Dam Failure

*Volcano

*Civil Disturbance

*Infestation

*Slowly Developing Situations

*Situations anywhere in the state – not just local

*Will likely be on the news

*You may or may not be experiencing them yourself

* Severe Weather/Winter Storm

* Floods

* Fire

*Distant earthquake with Tsunami potential

*Stay aware of the situation

* Is there potential for activation with this event?

*Will this wipe out or overload normal communications?

*Sudden Situations

*Little or no advance warning

*Severe Weather (tornado or severe thunderstorm)

*Earthquake

*Local Tsunami

*HazMat

*Transportation

*Landslide

*Is there potential for activation?

*Will this wipe out or overload normal communications?

*Equip yourself with the tools

*Weather Radio

*Software

*Email Notifications

*Website Tools

*Phone and Pad Apps

*Other tools

*Weather Radio

• WXL96 162.475• Primarily weather

related• Generally sudden

events with immediate threat to life or property

• Can be all hazard if initiated by local authorities

• S.A.M.E Technology• Make sure and get one

with battery backup

• I have one in my bedroom and one in the main part of my house. $8.00 on Ebay

*Software

*Wxwarning – http://www.wxspots.com/wxwarn.htm

*Email / SMS Notification Tools

*Severe Weather Alert

*National Weather Service – a catalog of email and SMS alert services - http://www.weather.gov/subscribe

*Tsunami Alert

*Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - http://ptwc.weather.gov/

*Flash Alert - Flashalert - http://flashalert.net/

*Websites of Interest

* West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Page - http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

* National Weather Service Severe Warning Page - http://forecast.weather.gov/hazards/pqr

* Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - http://ptwc.weather.gov/

* Oregon Tsunami Clearinghouse - http://www.oregongeology.org/tsuclearinghouse/default.htm

* Pacific Disaster Center Global Hazards Atlas - http://atlas.pdc.org/atlas/

* NWS Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Oregon - http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/or.php?x=1

* The Emergency Mail and Wireless Network - http://www.emergencyemail.org/Default.asp

* Wxspots - http://www.wxspots.com/severeweather.html

*Smart Phone & Tablet Tools

*There are HUNDREDS of apps of interest.

*Many good apps are free. No need to pay unless you find something you really like

*Customizable – select our area, multiple areas

*Push alerts – automatic notification

*Emergency Alert System

*Initiated by local or state authorities

*Broadcast by local television, radio and cable providers

*Used very sparingly and judiciously

*CMAS/WEA

*Ability to send a 90 character text to all smart phones in a selected area

*Being tested in Oregon this year, statewide and in several counties.

*Be Prepared for Activation

*72 hour kit ready

*What would you need if you had to report to the ECC for 3 days?

* Clothing

* Personal Supplies

* Medications

* Snacks

*Fuel in your vehicle – you may not be able to get fuel

*General Disaster Preparedness - Never let your tank get below half

*Have your family prepared

*Plan Your Routes to the ECC

*In a situation affecting our area, roads may be blocked.

*Have at least three pre-mapped routes prepared.

*Have an emergency kit in your car just in case

*Our Alert and Activation System

*Automatic call to your phone(s)

*Make sure you have all phones on which you’d like to receive the alert active in our system

*Text message to your cell phone

*Text may get through even when voice calls cannot

*Email notification of voice mail and text message

*Automatically monitor 145.33 when there’s any kind of potentially developing situation.

*Monitor 2 meters

*Automatically monitor 145.33 when there’s any kind of potentially developing situation.

*If there’s an alert, check in with W7OEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE with your availability, even if you’re not immediately available

*Remember, not everyone will be needed initially.

*We may have to staff for 24 hours

*Continue to monitor 145.33 throughout the event. Situations change.

*The Ultimate Philosophy

*BE ALERT – we need more lerts!